1. GRDG526 Language, Literacy and Diversity in American Education
Week 5: Theories of Diversity Part 2
Dr. Gloria E. Jacobs

2. Agenda Sharing Small Group Discussion Minilecture Break
Analysis Workshop
Classroom Analysis
Next Week

3. Sharing? Stages of Developing Racial Identity
What can novice teachers do?

4. Small Group Discussion
Jenna
Danielle
Holly
Nicole
Group 2
Stephanie
Jennifer
Jamie
Crystal
Group 3
Jessica
Anita
Theresa
Emily
At the end of your discussion, create 1 open-ended question for the class to deliberate.

5. Minilecture Review of the Theories
Culture as Disability (McDermott & Varenne)
Critical Race Theory (Parker & Willis; Yosso)
Community Cultural Capital (Yosso)
Cultural Historical Theory (Pacheco & Gutierrez)

6. Break

7. Analysis Workshop
Go through the community/school analysis assignment line by line (see Rex & Schiller chapter 10) and ask
What is being privileged here?
Identify the elements (if any) that require deep content knowledge or higher order thinking
What was being learned in this assignment?
Did it allow for power to circulate in meaning construction?
Consider your essay. Did your submission match the expectations of the assignment?

8. Classroom Analysis Examine the Classroom Analysis Assignment
What learning is it asking of you?
Do you have the resources to be successful?
How will you approach completing this assignment?
How will you approach the analysis task?
How ill you approach the writing task?

9. Next Week Reading Writing Reacquaint yourself with Heath Prendergast
Fine
Stoskopf (in Au)
Writing
Do a wiki post for next week instead of the Classroom Analysis
Classroom Analysis not due until after break.
You may complete it at anytime between now and then.
Use Google Docs to hand it in.
Check in on the Class Covenant – link posted on the wiki